Combined weight and flier for spool-holders.



- PA'IZENTED MAR. 27, 1906.

I A. HFGROBL. COMBINED WEIGHT AND FLIER FOR SPOOL HOLDERS.

APPLIOATIQN FILED MARL N 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

' No. 815,956. PATENT-ED VMAR.'.27, 190's. A. H. GROEL,

COMBINED WEIGHT AND FLIBR FOR SPOOL HOLDERS.

' uruonron FILED Mums, 1905.

2 sums-953mm.

Z W//////// w I UNITED srATEs ATE T OFFICE.

ADAM H. .GROEL, OF ORANGE, NEW JERSEY. ASSIGNOR TO THE sPooL COTTONcoMPANY, A CORPORATION or NEW'JERSEY.

COMBINED WEIGHT AND FLIEP OR SPOOL-HOLDERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March a, 1906.

Application filed MaJ'Oll 13,1905. Serial o. 249,829.

' To aZZ whom it may concern: i

Be it known that I, ADAM H. GRO L, a citizen of the United States,residing at Orange, in thecounty of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in a CombinedWeight andFlier for Spool-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enablewhich is to be used with the unwinding of cotton thread or the like fromthe usual spools, cops, and the like, such device to be hereinafterknown as the combined weight and flier. v

My present invention has for its principalobj ects, to provide a simplyconstructed weight and flier which is readily applied in its operativeposition upon the spool or similar body from'which the cotton or threadis to be unwound, the device being used with the vertically-su portedspool arranged upon a stem of a spool carrier or standard and theflierarm of the device having an eye or loop through which the thread ispassed, readily unreeling the thread in the manner of the hand of aperson when unwinding thread from a spool, and thereby preventing thebinding of the thread upon the spool of thread wherli unwinding from avertically placed s 00 A further object of this invention is to providea combined weight and flier which will serve the purpose of holding thespool down upon the vertlcal stem or spool-ho der of the carrier orstandard and at the same time serve to equalize the tension of thethread and revent the binding of the thread or catc 'ng and tearing ofthe same upon the end flange of the spool during unwinding.

A still further objectof thepre'sent invention is to provide a combinedweight and flier for a spool holder or carrier, said flier beingadjustable laterally, so as to be used with s 061s of cotton of varioussizes and that the t read which is being unreeled will be clearly heldaway from the marginal edge of the large annular flange or shoulder ofthe spool.

Other objects of this invention not at this time more especiallymentioned will be clearly evident from the following detaileddescription of the same.

With the various objects of my invention in view the said inventionconsists, primarily, 1n the novel weight and flier for spool-carrlershereinafter set forth; and, furthermore,

this invention consists. in the various ar- 'range ment's andcombinations of devices, as

well as in the details of the construction of the same, all of whichwill be hereinafter more fully described and 'then finally embodied inthe clauses of the claim which are appended to and which formanessential part of this specification. 1

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 is a front elevation of a spool holder or carrier and aspool of cotton thereon provided with a combined weight and flier; andFig. 2 is a horizontal section taken on line 2 2 in said Fig. 1, showingthe spool in end view and the combined weight and flier, as well as thelower portion of the spool holder or carrier, being represented in plan.Figs. 3 and 4 are vertical sections of two different sizes of spoolswith a side view of the combined weight and flier, showing theadjustability of the-flier arm or bar relatively to the marginal flangesor endshoulders of the different sizes of spools. Fig. 5 is alongitudinal vertical section of the weight and side view of-itsadjustable flier, said view illustrating more clearly one manner ofconnecting the flier-arm adjustably as well as rotatably to the mainbody of the weight; and Fig. 6 is a detail vertical section of the upperpart of the weight and a socket in which a post which carries theflier-arm is on an enlarged scale.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the said abovedescribed views to indicate corresponding parts.

a, Referring now to the several figures of the drawings, thereferencecharacter 1 indicates the combined weight and flier embodyingthe principles of my present invention, and 2 indicates any usual formof spool support or carrier, such as is used in factories for leadingthe thread from a spool or the like, arranged u onthe support orcarrier, to a sewing-marotatively arranged, the said view being made InFigs. 1 and 2 of the drawings I show one thereon by means of a set-screw9 is a suit ably-constructed platform, preferably of the marginalconfiguration shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, so as to provide a pairof spoolreceiving members 10. Each member 10 is provided with acentrally-disposed vertical post or stem 11, over which may be arrangedthe usual spool of thread 12, substantially as illustrated and of anydesired size.

The combined weight and flier 1 consists, essentially, of heavy body 13,preferably of the shape shown, which has a fiat base 14 adapted to restsnugly upon the end of the vertically-placed spool 12 and having a teator stud 15 projecting from the said flat base 14, the said teat or stud15 extendin into the tubular portion of the spool, as c learlyillustrated in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings. The arrangement of thisteat or stud 15 is such that it retains the weight in its properposition upon the end of the spool which has been placed over the postor stem 11, the said weight 13 at the same time holding the spool downin its position upon the supporting member 10, as will be clearlyunderstood. This is especially so when the wei ht is used with thesmaller sizes of spools of t read, and which in consequence are muchlighter in weight and are thus apt to move up and down upon the post orstem 11 during the unreeling of the thread. That the free end portion ofthe thread which is passed through a hole or perforation 8 in the crossrod or bar 7 may be readily unreeled from the main body of thread uponthe vertically-disposed spool and that the said end portion of thethread may also be prevented from coming in contact with the marginaledge of the enlarged end of the spool to prevent an uneven pull upon thethread and in consequence thereof a binding of the same, which may causethe thread to break or otherwise cause the thread at the needle of thesewing-machine to act in an improper and poor manner, the said wei ht isprovided with a rotary flier. This ier comprises a flier-arm 16, whichis preferably made from Wire, and has a receiving eye or loop 17,through which the end portion of the thread is passed before beingarranged in the hole or perforation 8 of the rod or arm 7 in the mannermore clearly illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings. From an inspectionof Fig. 5 of the drawings it will be seen the said flierarm 16 isslidably arranged in a laterally-extending hole or receiving portion1.), formed in the upper screw-threaded end portion of a rotary post 18.the said flier-arm 16 being firmly held in its adjusted andimmovablyfixed position upon the said post 18 by means of a holding ortightening serew-tln'eaded nut or finger-piece 20, as clearly shown.That the said post 18 may be rotatively connected with the said weight13 the lower end portion 21 of the said post 18 extends into areceiving-socket 22 on said weight 13, the said end portion 21 of thepost 18 being formed with an annular groove or depression 23, into whichextends the inner end portion of a supporting-pin 24, which is securedin one side of the flange which forms the socket 22 and. holds the saidpost 1.8 in its supported position, while at the same time permitting arotary movement of the same and the flierarm 16, as will be clearlyevident from an inspection of Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawings. Owing tothe fact that the said flier-arm 16 has a laterally-adjustable relationwith the said post 18, it will be clearly seen that its eyes or loops 17can be brought into the proper position above the marginal edge of theenlarged end of the spool, as clearly represented in Figs. 3 and 4 ofthe drawings, and that the unreeled end portion of the thread during theflying or unwinding action of the flierarm 16 will at no time come incontact with any portion of the spool, as clearly shown and as will bemore fully understood from an inspection of Fig. 1 of the drawings.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have devised asimply-constructed and efficiently-operating device to be used withspools of cotton or the like placed upon a spool carrier or holder whichat all times equalizes the tension of the thread as it is being reeledfrom the spool and as used, and, the thread being held clear from theenlarged end of the spool, there is no danger of friction and thepossibility of the thread parting. A slight turn of the nut orfingerpiece 20 upon the screw-threaded portion of the said post 18 issuiiicient to permit of a sliding motion of the flier-arm 1.6 in theduct 19 for adjusting the eyelet or receiving-loop 17 the properdistance from the central vertical axis of the said post 18 when usedwith spools of the different sizes, the said flier-arm 16 being againsecurely aflixed in its adjusted position as soon as the finger-piece ornut 20 is screwed down upon the portions of the flier-arm 16 at eitherside of the said post 18.

I claim 1. A combined spool weight and flier, comprising a body having abase adapted to be placed upon the end of a spool of thread or the like,a stud extending downwardly from said base so as to be inserted into thetubular portion of the spool, a receiving-socket extending upwardly fromthe top of said base, a post rotatively arranged in said socket, and aflier-arm extending from said post, substan-v tially as and for thepurposes set forth.

' duct, and a screw-threaded part, a flier-arm movably arranged insaid'duct, a nut on said screw-threaded part for securing said flierarmin a fixed position after adjustment, and

means on said flier-arm with which the free end portion of thethread maybe brought in guiding engagement, substantially as and for the purposesset forth.

v 3. A combined spool weight and flier, comprising a'body provided withmeans for retaining said body in position, a receivingsocket' upon saidbody, a post rotatively arranged in said socket, sald post beingprovided with a laterally extending receivingduct, and a screw-threadedpart, a flier-arm movably arranged insaid duct, a nut on saidscrew-threaded part for securing said flierarm in a fixed position afteradjustment, and a receiving-eye on said flier-arm through which the freeend portion of the thread may be passed, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

4. A combined spool weight and flier, comprising a body provided withmeans for retaining said body in position, a receivingsocket upon saidbody, a post rotatively'arranged in said socket, said post having'anannular groove, a pin in said socket having a portion in supporting enagement with the roove of said post, a ier-arm extending om said post,and means on said flier-arm with which the free end portion of thethread may be brought in guiding engagement, substantially as and forthe purposes set forth.

5. A combined spool weight and flier, comprising a body providedwithmeans for retaining said body in position, a receivingsocket uponsaid body, a post rotatively arportion in supporting engagement with theranged in said socket, said post having an annular groove, a pin insaidsocket having a portion insupporting en agement with the 1gTroove ofsald post, a 'er-arm extending om said post, anda receiving-eye on saidflier-arm through which the free end portion of the thread may bepassed, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

6. Acombined spool weight and flier, comprising a body provided withmeans for retaining said body in position, a receivingsocket upon saidbody, a post rotatively arranged in said socket, said post having anannular groove, a pin insaid socket having a groove of said post, saidpost being also provided with a laterally-extending receivingduct, and'ascrew-threaded part, a flier-arm movably arranged in said duct, ainut onsaid screw-threaded part for, securing said flierarm in a fixed positionafter adjustment, and

means on said flier-armwith-which the free end portion of the threadmay-be brought in I guiding engagement, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

' 7. A combined spool weight and flier, com- I prising a body providedwith means for retaining said body in position, a receivingsocket uponsaidv body, a post rotatively ar ranged in-said socket, said posthaving'an annular groove, a pin in said socket having a portioninsupporting engagement with the groove of said post, said post being alsoprovided with a laterally-extending receivingduct, and a screw-threadedpart, a flier-arm movably arranged in said duct, a nut on saidscrew-threaded part for securing said flierarm in a fixed position afteradjustment, and a receiving-eye on said flier arm through which the freeend portion'of the thread may be passed, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth. Y

8. A combined spool weight and flier, comprising a body having a flatbase, a stud extending from said'base for retaining said body inposition, a receiving-socket upon the upper portion of said body, a postrotatively arranged in said socket, said post being pro-.

vided with a laterally-extending receivingduct, and a screw-threadedpart, a flier-arm movably arranged in said duct, a nut on saidscrewthreaded part for securing said flierarm in a fixed position afteradjustment, and

a receiving-eye on said flier-arm through which the free end portion ofthe thread may be passed, substantially as and for the purposes setforth.

9. A combined spool weight and flier, com

prising a body having a flat base, a stud extending from said baseforretaining said body in position, a,receiving-socket upon the upperportion of said body, a post rotatively ar-' rangedin said socket, saidpost having an annular groove, a pin in said socket having a portion insupportingengagement with the groove of said post, a flier-arm extendingfrom said post, and a receiving-eye on said flier-arm through which thefree end portion .of the thread may be passed, substantially as and forthe purposes set forth. I I 10. A combined spool weight and flier,comprising a, body having a flat base, a stud extending from said basefor retaining said body in position, a receiving-socket upon the upperportion of said body, a post rotatively arranged in said socket, saidpost having an annular groove, a pin insaid socket having a IIO portionin supporting'engagement with the V groove of said ost, said post beingalso provided'with a aterally-extending receiving: duct, and ascrew-threaded part, a flier-arm movably arranged said duct, a nut onsaid screw-threaded part for securing said flierarm in a fixed positionafter adjustment, and a receiving-eye on said-flier arm through whichthe free end portion of the thread may 5 be passed, substantially as andfor the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereuntoset my hand this 10th day of March, 1905.

ADAM H. GROEL.

Witnesses:

FREDK. C. FRAENTZEL, GEO. D. RICHARDS.

